<h2>30 years on from <a href="https://theelders.org/profile/nelson-mandela"><strong>Nelson Mandela</strong></a>'s release from Victor Verster prison,&nbsp;we recall The Elders' memories of their founder.</h2>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">If there were a few more Mandelas operating in the world, what a difference it would make… – Our former Chair <a href="https://twitter.com/KofiAnnan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KofiAnnan</a>.<br />
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As the world marks 30 years since <a href="https://twitter.com/NelsonMandela?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NelsonMandela</…;’s release from prison, we recall the Elders’ memories of their founder. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WalkToFreedom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5E…; <a href="https://t.co/8kNfkf6R8t">pic.twitter.com/8kNfkf6R8t</a></p&gt;
— The Elders (@TheElders) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheElders/status/1226943921739177984?ref_src=twsrc%… 10, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">“We stand on the shoulders of incredible people, we owe our freedom to extraordinary people.” – Our first Chair, <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDesmondTutu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheDesmondTutu…;, at the launch of The Elders in 2007.<br />
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30 years on from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Madiba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#M…;’s release, we look back at the Elders' memories of their founder. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WalkToFreedom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5E…; <a href="https://t.co/81rKt0SNtU">pic.twitter.com/81rKt0SNtU</a></p&gt;
— The Elders (@TheElders) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheElders/status/1227200611407605762?ref_src=twsrc%… 11, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>The Elders honour <strong><a href="https://theelders.org/profile/nelson-mandela">Nelson Mandela</a></strong>'s legacy by working together for a peaceful, just and sustainable society.&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://theelders.org/how-we-work">Find out more</a></strong>:</p>

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